“Aardvark” Director Interviewed on indieWire
On July 15, 2010, Rooftop Films hosted a sneak preview screening of Kitao Sakurai’s debut feature Aardvark. Rooftop is proud to have been behind Kitao and his film from the beginning, and look forward to supporting the film by promoting screenings and distribution. Here’s an interview from indieWire.
Rooftop Alum Beesley’s “Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo” on Tour
Bradley Beesley’s rousing, hardscrabble doc Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo is embarking on a Western Swing Tour. Similar to Rooftop’s Gasland tour, is this maneuver a fun but necessary requirement for an independent film to thrive?
Support “Windowpain” on Kickstarter
When Brent Kelly was a sophomore in college, he got dumped. So he wrote a song “so overwhelmingly superlative, so suffuse with the ecstasy of raw human torment, he never wrote another.” Help Joe Callander make a movie about it.
Short Films by Rooftop Alum Jamie Travis on DVD
The Armoire was an audience favorite at our “Fears and Fantasies” short film program. A DVD of his acclaimed short films is now available on Amazon.
Support Art Engine’s New Documentary “Asexuality: The Making Of A Movement” on Kickstarter
Support Rooftop alum Angela Tucker’s controversial new documentary about asexuality on Kickstarter!
“Bike Box” by Rooftop Alum Bill Brown
Rooftop alum/grantee Bill Brown is like the Huck Finn of contemporary American art. Bill and Sabine Gruffat have created The Bike Box, a mobile-media bicycle library and interactive installation housed in the Devotion Gallery.
Support “Welcome to Pine Hill” on Kickstarter
Earlier this summer, Rooftop screened Keith Miller’s ethically and technically fascinating dramatic recreation of actual events, Prince/William. Now working on his new feature film in a similar mode, the film (and the process) promise to be very interesting, and deserve your support on Kickstarter.
The Quotable Winnebago Man (NSFW)
Director Ben Steinbauer shares his personal Top 10 quotes from viral video sensation Jack Rebney, whose comedy tentacles have touched 30 Rock, SpongeBob SquarePants, Iron Man 2 and Surviving Christmas (a movie I liked and now I know why).
Support “Henley” on Kickstarter
Rooftop Films screened the Craig Macneill’s astonishing, dynamic, hilariously bizarre Late Bloomer back in 2007. Craig and his writing partner Clay McLeod Chapman have a new film in the works, and we’re sure it will be visually lush and emotionally fertile. Help support the film with a donation on Kickstarter.
Support “Giver Taker Heartbreaker” on Kickstarter
Rooftop alum Christopher Arcella is seeking funds on Kickstarter for his debut feature, Giver Taker Heartbreaker, a jazzy, bizarre, semi-absurdist black comedy, in the vein of early Jarmusch.